Trump Twitter account had everything that went through his head over the last 10 years. It was all public record. He would constantly share lies that would be the entire opposite of what he would have said few years ago. “There’s always a tweet”. Opponents loved to point his contradiction
But in the end? None of that mattered. His partisans didn’t care. What mattered is what he tweeted today. That he said the entire opposite the year before didn’t matter.
you are completely correct, but it's even worse than that:
politicians and partisans across the board have realized that consistency and facts do not matter. hypocrisy has no effect on any politician and their followers. they flip flop position with no hesitation at this point.
Now expand that beyond Trump. You’ll see that it’s commonplace for politicians to say “we need to do X” on Monday then “doing X is terrible” on Tuesday.
Ignoring what politics say is an American (actually global) pastime.
Damn. Your comment really hits the nail on the head, and shows that no matter how much evidence there is of how bad someone is, if the audience’s mind is closed, then the proof is going to fall on deaf ears
Precisely. The whole myth that we are responding to what's factual and what's not is exactly that: a myth, it has no basis in truth. People will believe that which they feel helps their case the most, the facts be damned.
Please HN, feature request ... allow us to upvote comments by a thousand or so. This comment is one in particular which cuts to the heart of the matter.
Best comment from a historian about a certain political party in 1930's Germany.
None of their arguments were arguments in the context of debate. They were post justifications of what they wanted to do. And telegraphing what they wanted done.
But in the end? None of that mattered. His partisans didn’t care. What mattered is what he tweeted today. That he said the entire opposite the year before didn’t matter.